Belgian and multinational clients in the life sciences, TMT and manufacturing sectors benefit from NautaDutilh‘s full-service offering, which enables the team to provide integrated employment, insolvency and tax advice on complex cross-border M&A, corporate reorganisations, and judicial restructurings. In addition to advising on the employee transfer aspects of transactional undertakings, the team handles contentious proceedings arising from collective and individual dismissals as well as from contract disputes. Transactional employment specialist Philippe François leads the team, which is also home to collective bargaining and discrimination expert Thierry Duquesne.
Testimonials
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‘Very good customer orientation. The customer is at the center and his point of view, his concerns are listened to and understood beyond the sole application of the law. Excellent handling and follow-up of files.’
‘Long professional relationship with Thierry Duquesne and therefore very good understanding of the client and how he works. Ongoing research into the latest judgments and case law to prepare cases.’
‘Very good full-service law firm.’
‘Thierry Duquesne and Philippe François are exceptional lawyers.’
Key clients
- Banque Transatlantique
- Basic-Fit
- Bio-Life
- Carpenter Technology Europe
- Cerba Healthcare
- Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
- Courir
- Exki
- Izipizi
- Gunvor
- Fiege Logistik
- Kering
- Nyxoah
- Schneider Electric
- Thales
- Vaillant
Work highlights
- Assisted S-Biomedic's shareholders and co-founders with the employment aspects of the sale of shares to Beiersdorf.
- Assisted the founding shareholders of Route Mobile with the employment aspects of the sale of a majority stake to Proximus.
- Advised Connectis CMC on 10-15 legal proceedings following the judicial reorganisation and subsequent bankruptcy of Scinorteg NV.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Philippe François